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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Text Based Neon Art From Bruce Nauman And Six Other Artists

Text art seems to be popping up everywhere these days in a multitude of
diverse forms, although the use of text in art is inarguably not a new
movement. However, when it comes to using words in visual art, several
artists of different ages and sub-genres have found ways to burn their
words into our brains. The pieces featured here have real stay-power.
Whether the artist employs a blinking pattern between words, such as
Bruce Nauman does, or draws rawly from their cultural background and
related personal experience, such as Glenn Ligon and Patrick Martinez,
these works deliver a very contemporary message. With simple language,
and a sometimes poetic-sometimes brash- sense of honesty, these neon
text-based works transcend many other works of text based art made
today. Artists featured here include: Bruce Nauman, Patrick Martinez, Tracey Emin, Jill Magid, Glenn Ligon, Robert Montgomery and Jung Lee. The works speak for themselves- yet we encourage you to read between the lines.Read more...